This guide is a reference for different types of biographies. There are links to different web sites
for titles, explanations, videos, and lesson plan ideas for teachers. There is information here for
students and teachers.
Description: This web site offers a wide variety of biographies. There are biographies of individuals who are currently seen in the news. Studetns can use this site to complete research on historical figures they are learning about in class.
Link: http://www.biography.com
Title: Ducksters
Description: The site has a range of biographies written for younger students. The biographies are about historical figures that students may learn about in their Social Studies curriculum. Link:http://www.ducksters.com/biography/
Title: NeoK12
Description: This site explains what a biography is and contains videos for students in upper elementary school through high school. This is a good site for students who struggle to read, but still need to complete research on a historical person. Link:http://www.neok12.com/Biographies.htm
Title: Time for Kids
Description: There are links for several different biographies. There are written biographies, along with videos of the biographies. There are also links to other parts of the kids’ news magazine. Link:http://www.timeforkids.com/photos-video/slideshow/inspired/147916
Title: Who Was Biographies
Description: This is a series of biography books. There are a wide variety of people contained in all of the books. This site shows the different people that are included in the series. Each title has a short synopsis about the person and the information that a reader will learn from reading the book. Many of these books are located in the school library. Link:http://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-was/
Title: Appleton Public Library Autobiographies for Children
Title: Carol Hurst’s Literacy in the Classroom: Biographies and Memoirs
Description: Ms. Hurst describes the purpose of teaching biographies. She gives several ideas of how to incorporate the teaching of biographies in a classroom. Her ideas take teachers “outside the box.” Link:http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/biographies.html
Title: Literacy Builders: Texts to Support Memoir
Description: This site is a great site for teachers who are struggling to find appropriate memoirs for elementary students. The site explains the meaning of a memoir and lists several memoirs that can be used. There is an example of an anchor chart that can be used to teach the concept. There are also mini-lessons that can be taught with each text. Link:http://www.literacy-builders.com/teaching-literature/text-to-support-memoir
Title: Difference Between Biography and Autobiography
for titles, explanations, videos, and lesson plan ideas for teachers. There is information here for
students and teachers.
Table of Contents
Title: Bio
Description: This web site offers a wide variety of biographies. There are biographies of individuals who are currently seen in the news. Studetns can use this site to complete research on historical figures they are learning about in class.
Link: http://www.biography.com
Title: Ducksters
Description: The site has a range of biographies written for younger students. The biographies are about historical figures that students may learn about in their Social Studies curriculum.
Link: http://www.ducksters.com/biography/
Title: NeoK12
Description: This site explains what a biography is and contains videos for students in upper elementary school through high school. This is a good site for students who struggle to read, but still need to complete research on a historical person.
Link: http://www.neok12.com/Biographies.htm
Title: Time for Kids
Description: There are links for several different biographies. There are written biographies, along with videos of the biographies. There are also links to other parts of the kids’ news magazine.
Link: http://www.timeforkids.com/photos-video/slideshow/inspired/147916
Title: Who Was Biographies
Description: This is a series of biography books. There are a wide variety of people contained in all of the books. This site shows the different people that are included in the series. Each title has a short synopsis about the person and the information that a reader will learn from reading the book. Many of these books are located in the school library.
Link: http://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-was/
Title: Appleton Public Library Autobiographies for Children
Description: This is a list of autobiographies written for elementary-aged children. The call number for each book is listed as well. These books are also included in our school library.
Link: http://www.apl.org/sites/default/files/bklist/Autobiographies.pdf
Title: Carol Hurst’s Literacy in the Classroom: Biographies and Memoirs
Description: Ms. Hurst describes the purpose of teaching biographies. She gives several ideas of how to incorporate the teaching of biographies in a classroom. Her ideas take teachers “outside the box.”
Link: http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/biographies.html
Title: Literacy Builders: Texts to Support Memoir
Description: This site is a great site for teachers who are struggling to find appropriate memoirs for elementary students. The site explains the meaning of a memoir and lists several memoirs that can be used. There is an example of an anchor chart that can be used to teach the concept. There are also mini-lessons that can be taught with each text.
Link: http://www.literacy-builders.com/teaching-literature/text-to-support-memoir
Title: Difference Between Biography and Autobiography
Description: This site describes the difference between a biography and autobiography. This is better for older students or teachers to use. Differences are told with a comparison chart, definitions, and key differences.
Link: http://keydifferences.com/difference-between-biography-and-autobiography.html
Title: Biography and Autobiography
Description: This document was created to teach younger students about biography and autobiography. It includes graphics and descriptions. To check for understanding, there are activities included in the document.
Link: http://www.rsm.rcschools.net/teachers/Waltersa/documents/BiographyandAutobiography.pdf